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William Rupert HOARE

Regimental number4213
Place of birthApsley, Victoria
SchoolEnglish Grammar School, Melbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressApsley, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinWife, Mrs. W. Hoare, Apsley, Victoria
Enlistment date5 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialSerre Road Cemetery No. 2 (Plot XXII, Row D, Grave No. 4), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
44
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Margaret HOARE; husband of Ada HOARE, Apsley, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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